Women's Lacrosse Game Preview: Towson

Saturday, April 29

12:00 p.m.

University of Delaware

Towson

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4/28/2023 12:33:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

NEWARK, Del. - University of Delaware women's lacrosse will play their final regular game of the regular season when host Towson on April 29 at noon. Delaware enters the game tied for fourth in the CAA with a 3-3 record, and are battling with Drexel, Monmouth, and William & Mary for seeding and qualification in next week's CAA Tournament.

Tie-Breaker Scenarios
Delaware, Drexel, and Monmouth at 4-3
Teams would be 1-1 vs. the group
Delaware would be the No. 3 seed by virtue of win over No. 2 Towson
Monmouth would be the No. 4 seed by virtue of head-to-head win over Drexel

Delaware and Monmouth at 3-4
Delaware would be the No. 4 seed by virtue of head-to-head win over Monmouth

Delaware, Monmouth, and William & Mary at 3-4
Teams are 1-1 vs. the group
All three teams would be 0-1 vs. Stony Brook, 0-1 vs. Towson, 0-1 vs. Drexel, 1-0 vs. Hofstra, and 1-0 vs. Elon
The top team in goal differential across all seven conference games would be the No. 4 seed
Entering final game: Delaware -11, Monmouth -16, William & Mary -26

2023 Highlights

Lizzie Yurchak was named IWLCA Co-Offensive Player of the Week on March 28 after scoring six goals, including five in the second half, to turn a 10-5 deficit into a 13-12 overtime win. She also earned CAA Player of the Week, while Madison Hranicka earned CAA Defensive Player of the Week, the first pair of Blue Hens to earn CAA Weekly honors in the same week since Shannon Hawley and Ali Karowski on March 30, 2015.
Riley Gillin was named CAA Defensive Player of the Week on April 10 after she had four ground balls and three caused turnovers, while recording a goal and an assist, in a 13-10 road win over Hofstra.
Madison Hranicka was named CAA Defensive Player of the Week on April 17 after she tied a Delaware single-game record with seven caused turnovers and scooped up six ground balls against Drexel. Hranicka is the only CAA player this season with two Defensive Player of the Week honors. Delaware earned Defensive Player of the Week honors for two consecutive weeks after Riley Gillin received it April 10.
Delaware has earned three Defensive Player of the Week honors so far this season, most in the CAA. This is the first time Delaware had back-to-back Player of the Week honors since Kate Brewster and Chantae Simms on March 25 and April 1, 2019, and Hranicka is the first Delaware player to earn two CAA Player of the Weeks since Kate Brewster in 2019.
Delaware's comeback against Monmouth on March 25 was their largest come-from-behind win since defeating George Mason 16-8 after trailing 7-2 on March 13, 2019. The six goals scored by Yurchak were the most by a Delaware player since Sydney Rausa had six against Drexel on April 19, 2019.
Delaware won four of their first five games of the season, their best five-game start since 2016 when they also started 4-1, and eventually won eight of their first nine games.
Mercy McCarthy recorded her 200th save of her career in Delaware's game against Stony Brook, the 15th player in program history to reach the mark.
Morgan Gore scored a goal in six consecutive games to begin her career, the longest streak by a Blue Hen in over 14 years. She was the first UD freshman to score a goal in six consecutive games since McKenzie Rafferty in 2013. Gore has scored in 10 of 13 career games, while fellow freshman McKenzie Didio has scored in seven games played.
Megan Bozzi had a breakout game against UMBC, as the Coastal Carolina transfer scored her first three-career goals as a Blue Hen. Her hat trick was the ninth of her collegiate career, and her first with Delaware.
Against UMBC, Mercy McCarthy became the first Delaware player to allow fewer than 10 goals and save at least 10 shots since Kate Brewster on March 4, 2020 against Duquesne.
Delaware had a player score at least three goals in a game in their first five games to start the season and in one total (Livornese and Grant vs Lehigh, Livornese, Hsu, and Gore vs Lafayette, Livornese vs Temple, Livornese vs Old Dominion, Bozzi vs UMBC, Hsu vs Niagara, Yurchak vs Monmouth, Livornese vs William & Mary, Hsu and Livornese vs Hofstra)
From Feb. 22-March 1 against Temple, Old Dominion, and UMBC, Delaware allowed fewer than 10 goals in three consecutive games for the first time since March 23-31, against UConn, Oregon, and Louisville.
Against Old Dominion, an 18-9 win, Delaware had 26 draw controls, a new program record & the fourth most in an NCAA game this season. Danielle Livornese recorded 12 draw controls, tying the Delaware program record only done by Caroline Farley on March 27, 2019 against Oregon & March 16, 2019 against St. Joe's.
Delaware has six games this season with at least 20 draw controls. Entering the season, they had only five games of at least 20 draw controls recorded since 2005.
Delaney McDaniel, the reigning CAA Rookie of the Year, has two six-assist games this season. She, Mary Schumar (Marquette), Ava Yovino (Navy), Emma Ward (Syracuse), Kenna Newman (Binghamton), and Kathleen Sullivan (Army) are the only players in the NCAA this season with two such games. Her seven assists against Lafayette were tied for the fourth most in program history, while her six against Old Dominion were the seventh most.
Livornese started the season by scoring at least three goals in four consecutive games, the first UD player to begin the season with four-straight three-goal games since Becky Gohsler in 2017.
Madison Hranicka is one of four players this year with at least 40 caused turnovers (40) and 30 ground balls (34).She is currently in sole possession of fifth place on the all-time Delaware career caused turnover leaderboard with 73. Hranicka is also the eighth player in program history with at least 30 caused turnovers and 30 ground balls in a season, joining Christy Buck (2000), Liz Walton (2000), Ashley Moderacki (2001), Laurie Tortorelli (2002), Erin Wein (2014, 2015), Caitlin McCartney (2015), Becky Gohsler (2018), and Simms (2018, 2019).
Against Drexel, Hranicka became the third player in program history with at least seven caused turnovers in a game, tying Erin Wein (March 5, 2016 vs Canisius) and Caitlin McCartney (March 4, 2015 vs Monmouth) for the most in UD history. She is also one of five players this season with at least seven caused turnovers and six ground balls in a game, and the only CAA player.

CAA/NCAA Team Rankings
Assists per game: 4th, 54th in NCAA (5.00)
Caused turnovers per game: 1st, 24th in NCAA (9.31)
Clearing percentage: 1st, 29th in NCAA (.894)
Draw control percentage: 2nd, 14th in NCAA (.578)
Draw controls per game: 2nd, 25th in NCAA (15.08)
Ground balls per game: 4th, 55th in NCAA (16.15)

CAA/NCAA Individual Rankings
Assists: Delaney McDaniel - 1st, 36th in NCAA (26)
Assists per game: Delaney McDaniel - 1st, 28th in NCAA (2.00)
Caused turnovers per game: Madison Hranicka - 1st, 4th in NCAA (2.85)
Ground balls per game: Madison Hranicka - 2nd, 45th in NCAA (2.46)
Draw controls per game: Danielle Livornese - 3rd, 41st in NCAA (5.08)

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Up Next: The CAA Women's Lacrosse Conference Tournament is scheduled for May 4 and May 6, hosted by Towson.

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